Citizen lawsuit against L. Macungie is wrong

December 28, 2010

I read your paper daily and have not found myself compelled to write — until now. Your front-page article on Dec. 13 explaining how the government in Lower Macungie may again be corrupt because of the recent Jaindl land proceedings had me a little confused and concerned. It paints a picture of shady backroom deals between a money-hungry developer and a group of selfish, power-hungry commissioners. The small number of people who are concerned and angry over the proposed 700-acre development of Jaindl farmland should not overshadow or silence the majority of residents who praise the commissioners for saving us from such a horrific community nuisance that would have been a quarry.

I have no problem with questioning government. I believe our officials need to be held accountable. But to sue the township and waste my valuable tax dollars and township resources is just plain wrong. My concern with this article is that it cast a dark light on our community and takes away from the tremendous strides we have taken to overcome corruption and clean up our local government in recent years. There are always two sides to a story. All I ask is that the other side gets its fair share of exposure as well.